The Cabinet History of England: Being an Abridgment, by the Author, of the Chapters Entitled "Civil and Military History" in "The Pictorial History of England," with a Continuation to the Present Time, Bände 11-12C. Knight & Company, 1845 |
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... prisoners committed by the sovereign or the privy council were not bailable . The judges , however , wrote a humble and stout letter " to the king ; " that by their oaths they were to bail the prisoners ; but thought fit , before they ...
... prisoners committed by the sovereign or the privy council were not bailable . The judges , however , wrote a humble and stout letter " to the king ; " that by their oaths they were to bail the prisoners ; but thought fit , before they ...
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... prisoners were not forthcoming to claim the right of bail . They were thus detained in close custody during the whole of the long vacation which ensued . * Towards the end of the vacation the judges were com- manded to attend at ...
... prisoners were not forthcoming to claim the right of bail . They were thus detained in close custody during the whole of the long vacation which ensued . * Towards the end of the vacation the judges were com- manded to attend at ...
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... prisoners that their punishment should be laid on " with a light hand ; " and then he delivered sentence , " 1. That ... prisons . 2. That none of them shall be delivered out of prison until he give security in this court for his good ...
... prisoners that their punishment should be laid on " with a light hand ; " and then he delivered sentence , " 1. That ... prisons . 2. That none of them shall be delivered out of prison until he give security in this court for his good ...
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... prisoner heard , standing behind that other fierce persecutor of the Puritans , Bishop Neile , the lord chief justice concluded : " Mr. Prynne , now come to my sentence ; though I am very sorry , for I have known you long ; but now I ...
... prisoner heard , standing behind that other fierce persecutor of the Puritans , Bishop Neile , the lord chief justice concluded : " Mr. Prynne , now come to my sentence ; though I am very sorry , for I have known you long ; but now I ...
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... prisoner , beginning with an un- questionable truth . " By this vast book , " said the secre- tary , " it appeareth that Mr. Prynne hath read more than he hath studied , and studied more than consi- dered , whereas if he had read but ...
... prisoner , beginning with an un- questionable truth . " By this vast book , " said the secre- tary , " it appeareth that Mr. Prynne hath read more than he hath studied , and studied more than consi- dered , whereas if he had read but ...
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Seite 181 - Certainly," says Whitlocke,** with his usual candor, "never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and excellent person; and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity.
Seite 83 - From the entrance into this unnatural war, his natural cheerfulness and vivacity grew clouded, and a kind of sadness and dejection of spirit stole upon him, which he had never been used to ; yet being one of those who believed that one battle would end all differences, and that there would be so great a victory on one side, that the other would be compelled to submit to any conditions from the victor, which supposition and conclusion...
Seite 80 - Barons which so agreed being, that when the good and safety of the kingdom in general is concerned, and the whole kingdom in danger...
Seite 58 - ... of a personal courage equal to his best parts ; so that he was an enemy not to be wished wherever he might have been made a friend, and as much to be apprehended, where he was so, as any man could deserve to be ; and therefore his death was no less pleasing to the one party, than it was condoled in the other.
Seite 5 - Whosoever shall bring in innovation in religion, or by favour seek to extend or introduce Popery or Arminianism, or other opinions disagreeing from the true and orthodox church, shall be reputed a capital enemy to the kingdom and this commonwealth.
Seite 83 - that he could be content to lend as well as others, but feared to draw upon himself that curse in Magna Charta which should be read twice a year against those who infringe it.
Seite 99 - I speak here to our own faces, is but what others do utter abroad behind our backs. I am far from reflecting on any. I know the worth of those Commanders, Members of both Houses, who are yet in power...
Seite 32 - House were not to be obeyed without his consent, by a resolution ' that when the Lords and Commons in Parliament, which is the supreme court of judicature in the kingdom, shall declare what the law of the land is, to have this not only questioned and controverted, but contradicted, and a command that it should not be obeyed, is a high breach of the privilege of Parliament.
Seite 13 - Well, since I see all the birds are flown, I do expect from you that you will send them unto me as soon as they return hither. But I assure you, on the word of a king, I never did intend any force, but shall proceed against them in a legal and fair way, for I never meant any other. — And now, since I see I cannot do what I came for, I think this no unfit occasion to repeat what I have said formerly, that whatsoever I have done in favour and to the good of my subjects, I do mean to maintain it....
Seite 12 - I am sorry for this occasion of coming unto you. Yesterday I sent a sergeant-at-arms, upon a very important occasion, to apprehend some that, by my command, were accused of high treason, whereunto I did expect obedience, and not a message ; and I must declare unto you here, that albeit no king that ever was in England shall be more careful of your privileges, to maintain them to the uttermost of his power, than I shall be, yet you must know that in cases of treason no person hath a privilege, and...